Poha Chudva Recipe

I realize I haven't posted any Indian dishes for a while. Last weekend, Daddy, my father-in-law, suggested we prepare poha, which is a flattened rice dish. Poha is a great breakfast item and is also delightful as a snack. I've prepared similar dishes such as chudva in the past.

You could fancy this up and make it more filling with frozen green peas, diced potatoes or cashew nuts. I haven't seen this rice dish in any Indian restaurant, so if you want a fairly unique culinary trip to India, give this simple and easy dish a try!

Tips

All the ingredients in this recipe can be found in any Indian store.

Curry leaves are pretty easy to grow. We just leave the tree right in the planter; it only needs a little water. You can also find fresh curry leaves at the Indian store; they come in ½-cup ziptop packages.

I buy Laxmi brand puffed rice. You can find it at the Indian store also. It's sold in 2-lb (32-ounce) packages. It's called parched rice or thick poha. For this recipe, I used the thicker variety as opposed to the one for chudva. Otherwise the dish will become too mushy.